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The article starts with: > U.K. archeologists are crediting... And spends the rest of the article citing a researcher from University College Dublin. Ireland
by knolan 8y ago
The article starts with:
> U.K. archeologists are crediting...
And spends the rest of the article citing a researcher from University College Dublin.
Ireland is not part of the U.K.
- goldenkey 8y agoNorthern Ireland is a part of the UK
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- SOLAR_FIELDS 8y agoDublin, however, is not part of Northern Ireland.
- knolan 8y agoNothing in the article is about Northern Ireland.
- teh_klev 8y agoCounty Meath (where the "henge" was discovered) is in the Republic of Ireland...which is not Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a province within the UK created after the partition of Ireland the landmass in 1921. Dublin is in the Republic of Ireland and the capital city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Meath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Meath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland
- greglindahl 8y agoThanks for being clear about the Republic of Ireland vs the landmass, unlike knolan!
- teh_klev 8y agoYou're welcome. I lived in County Donegal and used to travel regularly back through NI to Scotland for a few years, so I find it mildly irritating when folks get this kinda thing wrong. Especially when folks still believe the Republic of Ireland is part of the UK like some Westminster MP's who should know better (or have been trolling).
- knolan 8y agoYou may find this useful. https://youtu.be/rNu8XDBSn10 https://youtu.be/rNu8XDBSn10
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- greglindahl 8y agoPosting youtube links without explaining why anyone should watch them is not considered useful by most HN people. I looked at the start, and it didn't seem useful for the issue at hand, which (to me) is that the Republic of Ireland and the landmass named Ireland are two different things. The Republic of Ireland doesn't include Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. The landmass named Ireland does. I'm surprised to see that you are still missing that, but, ok, as an American maybe I'm not really understanding what's going on.
- throwawaymanbot 8y agoMost people on HN dont find snotty attitudes helpful either.
- ascorbic 8y ago> a researcher from University College Dublin. ...who is British. (Though I still think saying "U.K. archeologists" was a mistake)